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Virginia governor's race to test Tea Party Republicans' allure
ReutersRICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - The most nail-biting U.S. governor's race this year is centering on whether a Tea Party Republican can win Virginia, the southern state that has twice backed Democratic President Barack Obama. So far, the answer is: maybe....Tags: Ken Cuccinelli, Rick Santorum, Bill Clinton, Politics, Abortion Issue
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Jindal, Walker urge Obama to appoint special prosecutor in IRS targeting of conservatives
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican governors are urging President Barack Obama to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service's admission that it targeted conservative political groups. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and...Tags: Regional Authority, Lawyers, Executive Branch, Elections, Labor Legislation
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GOP moves to plug technology gap with Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Embarrassed by how the last presidential election exposed their yesteryear technology, Republicans are turning to a younger generation of tech-savvy social media experts and software designers to improve communications with voters,...
Tags: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, eHarmony, Elections, Politics, Washington, DC
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GOP governors take a pragmatic turn
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Republican governors who worked to thwart much of President Barack Obama's first-term agenda are shifting gears and softening their rhetoric now that his run was extended for four more years and they're facing their own re-...
Tags: Rick Scott, Lawyers, Politics, Democratic Governors Association, Medicaid
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As DGA run ends, O'Malley likely to stay on national stage
President Barack Obama no longer needs Gov. Martin O'Malley as a top campaign surrogate, and the Democratic Governors Association is set to elect someone else as its chairman on Monday when the group meets in Los Angeles. But neither development is...
Tags: Peter Franchot, Dick Durbin, State of the Union Address, Symbols and Symbolism, Politics
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Romney inadvertently shows why he lost
Defeated presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who helped do himself in with his closed-door characterization of nearly half of all Americans as content to live off federal handouts, wasted no time doubling down on the theory. He did so in a conference call...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Bill Clinton, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Joe Biden
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After shootings, states rethink mental health cuts
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental health care over the last four years, driven by the recession's toll on revenue and, in some cases, a new zeal to shrink government. But that trend may be heading for a U-...Tags: Nikki Haley, Mental Health, Politics, Behavioral Conditions, Personal Weapon Control
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Wednesday Morning Coffee: State university faculty frustrated on contract talks.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. We're running a little late this morning, so we'll just dive right into a quick round- up of the day's political headlines. Think of this of the ADHD version of Capitol Ideas, which already has...... -
El futuro habla espanol (The future speaks Spanish)
WASHINGTON -- The new year has begun with an avalanche of Republican retrospectives: What went wrong? What must the GOP do? In attempting to navigate my own thoughts, I keep bumping into advice my father gave me a long time ago: "Learn Spanish. You will...
Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Elections, Social Issues, Minority Groups
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GOP governors walk balance beam on health law
ATLANTA (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who made a fortune as a health care executive, long opposed President Barack Obama's remake of the health insurance market. After the Democratic president won re-election, the Republican governor softened...
Tags: Rick Scott, Lawyers, Nathan Deal, Nikki Haley, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Reports: Governor McDonnell's security travel costs $160,000
Costs for travel and lodging through October for Gov. Bob McDonnell's State Police security detail totaled slightly more than $105,000. That's according to accounts first reported Monday by the Virginian-Pilot and the Richmond Times-Dispatch from open...
Tags: Regional Authority, Bob McDonnell, Executive Branch, Elections, Government
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Jindal: Liking people is key to expanding GOP tent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says the Republican Party needs to go back to basics to attract the broad coalition of voters credited with putting President Barack Obama back in the White House. Kindergarten basics. "If we want...
Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Africa, Elections, Social Issues
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